paralysationn.
/ˌparəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌpɛrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of paralysing something; the state of being paralysed, paralysis (literal and figurative).
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the world > action or operation > inaction > [noun] > making inactive
paralysation1846
inactivation1903
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis
palsyc1250
palsy pinec1390
paralysiea1425
paralysis1525
palsy-evil1532
pairls1621
numb palsy1642
numbed palsy1655
shrew-running1704
paralysation1846
palsification1866
shrew-stroke1872
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Paralyzation, the act of paralyzing.
1848 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Feb. 179 Reviving that demand for produce which the absolute paralyzation of all enterprize had destroyed.
1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 405 The paralyzation of the only legislative organs.
1881 C. L. Pirkis Wanted an Heir I. 313 Her limbs felt stiff and cramped almost to paralysation.
1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality iv. 111 A strong emotion, instead of stimulating the associative centres, brings about confusion, sometimes even real paralysation.
1968 Jrnl. Econ. Abstr. 6 295 Social policy has to guard..a commonwealth against the dangers of paralysation and disorganization.
2001 Jrnl. Asian Martial Arts 10 No. 4. 17 Pique will inflict upon a victim any of the five effects, namely, soreness or aches, a limp, numbness, paralyzation, or death.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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